saprotroph

English

Etymology

sapro- +‎ -troph

Noun

saprotroph (plural saprotrophs)

An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients.

Hypernyms

decomposer

Hyponyms

Meronyms

mushroom

Translations

organism

Finnish: lahottaja (fi), saprotrofi, hajottaja (fi)
French: saprophyte (fr) m
Polish: saprotrof (pl) m

Anagrams

prohaptors

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